In 2022, renowned Kenyan rapper Khaligraph Jones announced that he was constructing an extravagant mansion to be his forever home.
The two-storey building based in Karen is a marvel, with an white exterior painted from the base all the way up and is currently in its finishing stages.
“I’m building a home to show other musicians that it’s good to invest because, with this industry, things can change.” he said in March 2023, adding that it was a huge undertaking.
“I don’t have all that money, but mimi sijengi nyumba za ufala, najenga nyumba noma. It’s massive with many bedrooms,” the artist popularly known as the OG noted.
The futuristic mansion boasts of a modern architectural design and one section on the first floor features a floor-to-ceiling windoes offering sweeping views of the compound.
The ground floor has a curved staircase leading to the house’s upper rooms, which appears to have around three or more bedrooms.
The house’s entrance boasts high ceilings, with two tall instalments for windows standing next to the door.
Its interior is fitted with state of the art features such with wainscotted walls, sleek and minimalistic lighting with LED panels in walls and ceillings as well as glossy marble tiles blending with the white aesthetic of house.
The house has taken almost two years to build, and can be attribute to the rapper’s keen eye for detail. He does not spare any expense in pursuit of his dream home which he funds through his businesses and music.
Khaligraph owns a car business and among those vehicles are high end vehicles, that see him raking in cash.
His motivation behind the construction of the mansion stems from his humble beginnings, as there was a time when he was homeless as was being housed by a friend.
“Najisukuma, I’m striving to have one of the best just to show the people that this thing is possible because 10 years ago, I didn’t have a place to call home. Mimi nilikuwa naishi Dandora being housed by someone na nilikuwa nalala kwa kiti. So my mansion is to show people that nothing is impossible,” he said in a past interview.
As the mansion nears completion, Khaligraph has promised an epic music comeback as he attributes his hiatus to a shift in priorities to see the construction through.
“My 2 year Hiatus coming to an end Soon, I haven’t been as active in the music field as I like to be but some things had to be done, soon enough it will all be clear,” he assured his fans.